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A. FISHER.

DOUBLE CUFF.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.19. |919.

Patented June 3, 1919.

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DOUBLE CUFF.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 3, 1919.

Application filed February 19, 1919. Serial No. 277,949.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM Frsr-rnn, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, in thecounty of Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new and I1nproved Double Gulf, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactldescription.

This invention relates to clothing and particularly to an improvedculi', and has for an obj ect the provision of an improved structurewhich may be made in one piece while acting as several, with the partsso arranged as to be easily moved out of the way, or used as a cuff.

Another object of the invention is to provide a double cuil1 arrangementwith means for securing the same in place so that one end will act as apermanent single cuff and the other part will act as a double cuff whenin one position and will be stored out of the way when in a secondposition.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a perspective view of a cuff and part of a sleeve, the cudshowing an embodiment of the invention arranged to indicate a singlestiff cuff.

Fig. 2 is a section through Fig. l on line 2-2, the same being on aslightly enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing the cuff arranged as asoft cuff.

Fig. 4 is a section through Fig. 3 on line 4-4.

Fig. 5 is a plan view on a greatly reduced scale showing the cuddisconnected.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a sleeveof a shirt or other garment to which the combined cuff 2 (Fig. 5) isconnected. This combined cuff is formed in sections 3, 4 and 5, eachhaving a buttonhole at each end, preferably in the center. Thesebuttonholes are designed to register when the cuff is arranged as shownin Fig. 3 and to be otherwise employed when diderently arranged as willhereinafter' fully appear.

At the juncture of sections 4 and 5 the combined cuff 2 is secured tothe sleeve 1 copies of this patent may be obtained for five by anysuitable means, as for instance a line of stitching 6. This line ofstitching forms an ordinary seam structure so that section 5 may bestifi'ened if desired by any suitable means, as for instance starch,whereby the single stiff cuff 5 is presented, which may be used in theusual manner. When the parts are arranged as just described the sections3 and 4 are stored away or folded within the sleeve 1 and held in placeby one or more buttons 7 passing through the apertures 8 and 9 insection 3. If cuff 5 should become dirty or if the one using the shirtshould desire a soft cuff section. 3 is unbuttoned and folded over cuff5 whereby the soft cuf 4V will be presented as indicated in Fig. 4. j

When the shirt is first manufactured it is supplied with a combined cuf2 and consequently the merchant need buy but half the usual supply as hemay readily convert the cuff structure into either a stiff or soft cuffand thereby satisfy all of his customers. In case the soft cuff 7 shouldnot be desired at all section 4 could be cut od near the seam 6 while ifthe stiff cuff' 5 is not desired it could be cut ofl'. However,ordinarily it is intended to have both cus in place at all times asneither cuff is in the way, and both cuffs may be found serviceable atdierent times. It will be especially noted in Fig. 5 that the cufl:Iconstruction is all one piece and is connected to the sleeve afterhaving been completed, the connection being such, and the arrangement ofthe apertures being such that the double cuff will be provided withoutgiving any objectionable appearance.

What I claim is:

The combination with a sleeve of a culi structure formed with threesections, each section having an aperture at each end, and means forconnecting the cuff structure to said sleeve along the juncture of theiirst and second section whereby the first section may act as a stiffcuff and the remaining sections may be folded thereover to act as a softcuff.

ABRAHAM FISHER.

cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

